ALEPPO- Lebanese Hezbollah group fighters on Saturday clashed with Syrian regime forces in the northwestern Syrian province of Aleppo.
Local and military sources speaking anonymously due to fears for their safety, told Anadolu Agency that Hezbollah militia in Nubul and Zahra forced young pro-Assad Syrians to go to Khan Tuman, southwest of Aleppo city, to fight against the regime.
The clashes began when Hezbollah fighters detained the young Syrians who refused to fight on the southern fronts, sources added.
Arab and foreign media reported that Hezbollah fighters and regime forces exchanged fire in Aleppo’s northern countryside, resulting in casualties on both sides.
Hezbollah has fought alongside the regime of Bashar al-Assad since 2011, when Syria fell into a devastating war after the government cracked down on pro-democracy protests with unexpected ferocity.
The group has not disclosed how many of its members have been killed in Syria but the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, reports that more than 1,000 Hezbollah fighters have died in Syria.

Source: Anadolu Agency, 19 June 2016